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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in DH7: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

DH7 recorded 354 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.49 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 39.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 6.9% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring70.92 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment354 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 6.9% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

354
trending_down -9.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

70.92per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,446

Within DH7 district

County Durham

54,581

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 13 Shoplifting: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 2
13
Stanhope Close Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Burglary: 1
10
Doric Road Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9
Maple Park Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Public order: 2
9
Linden Mews Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 1
8
Petrol Station Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
7
Crossleas Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 1
6
Dene Park Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
6
Fir Terraces Map
total: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Other crime: 1
5
Sleetburn Court Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
354 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
140
39.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
60
16.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
46
13.0%
Shoplifting
24
6.8%
Public Order
19
5.4%
Other Crime
18
5.1%
Vehicle Crime
14
4.0%
Burglary
14
4.0%
Other Theft
12
3.4%
Weapons Possession
4
1.1%
Drug Offences
1
0.3%
Theft from Person
1
0.3%
Robbery
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: DH7

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in DH7 (39.5%). Anti-social Behaviour (16.9%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (13.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in DH7 has risen noticeably — by 6.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for DH7 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -9.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +6.9%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.6%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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